I have been card making for the past eight years and almost a
year ago I set up a blog to keep a record of them and then
gradually started entering challenges. This has been a real source
of inspiration and has taken me in crafting directions I may not
have explored. Crafting has not only been a creative outlet but
it's given me the opportunity to meet like minded friends. We get
together regularly, and as well as crafting, there's usually lots
of chatter and cake and an occasional sing song at our gatherings too.
If you were to ask them what my crafting style is they
would probably say that it is to leave no space untouched.
They now refer to this as “doing a Liz” when they make a card in
this style themselves.

I've tried various techniques during these past eight years and
am amazed at the amount of new products that are still becoming
available. At the moment I'm gathering confidence with using
Promarkers and the Grand Calibur. When starting a challenge
or project I love to source out all the craft items and
embellishments I have to meet it and then see how I can use them.
This probably explains why there ends up being so much
on each card!

I don't like having my photograph taken but this was one my
daughter took for a portrait challenge at the local camera club.
It was a great honour to be chosen as the Guest Designer
for this challenge and I wish all the entrants good luck.

Your card is simply gorgeous Liz, you'vecertainly used lots of punches and dies

and we love the cheerful monochromaticyellow. What a really fun idea to spell out"Chloe" inside those pretty punchedflowers too!

We see what you mean when you say that youlike to leave "no space untouched". There isso much lovely detail to admire, the lovelyscalloped edges, the pretty little ribbon bows andthe tiny gold brads, they all make your cardvery special and unique.

There has never been a time when I don't remember doingsome form of crafting. When I was young I was never artisticbut I loved colouring and would colour for hours on end.I then used to design and make my own clothes for paper dollswhich kept me busy and out of mischief. Following that,I progressed to making Barbie/Sindy clothes for my sister's dolls,she certainly had very extensive wardrobes for her dolls!!

I became interested in card making and stamping about 15years ago but didn't do much until about 4 years ago. I retiredalmost 10 months ago following a career in nursing and nowhave the time I need to spend on my passion for card making.I have only had my own blog since the end of last summer,only discovering them a few months before. I love nothing morethan sitting at my computer and spending some time visitingother people's blogs all over the world seeing what beautiful thingspeople make and I must say have lovely and helpful theblogging community is!

Wow look at Susan's adorable card for our

sketch challenge!

The four, bright and cheerful dp's that Susanhas chosen to work with certainly complimenther beautifully colored image - what a fun card!

The colorful brads and those adorable screwsand wrench make the perfect embellishments andfinishing touches.

to
stop! My favourite stamps at the moment are
KennyK, SweetPea and Simply Betty.
My favourite style is Steampunk and youoften find small bits and pieces of
metal and chains hanging frommy cards. I also use a lot of bright and clear colours on my creationsand I
can't make a card without having some flowers on it!

I really became involved with rubber stamping/scrap booking/paper craftswhen I became a consultant for D.O.T.S., which is now known as Close toMy Heart. At the same time I was also teaching craft
classes at Michael's,our local community centre and also our Women's church
retreats too. Being a consultant was a perfect part time job when my sons
were little and I loved creating my cards, planning my demonstrations, teaching others techniques and providing tips. It was so satisfying seeing otherwomen get just as excited as I did about paper, ink and rubber stamps. Since giving up the consultancy I’ve started
my own blog and I’m alwaysexcited about the amount of talent, sharing and
inspiration that takesplace daily among bloggers who share this passion
for paper crafting.

Being in my creative space is a great stress reliever in the evening & weekends.

I'm
a 40 year old mum of 2, step mum of 2 and grandma to 1 with number 2

due in
October. I have a fair bit of crafting
time just now as I left my job in

December when we were supposed to be moving
to Scotland. As well as

making cards I sew, cross stitch and knit although I
still can't managecrochet and my family would say my cooking is fairly scary
lol! The cat andI like nothing better than sneaking off to the hobbit hole, as
my craft room isknown, for some peace and quiet although I do spend quite a
bit of time withmy nose in a book as well or catching up online.

I'm really
looking forward to working with such a great teamof talented crafters.

New challenges will be posted on alternate Fridays and whether your style is "fussy and fancy" or "clean and simple" all styles of cards/paper crafts are welcome.

We would appreciate it if you could please limit the amount of different challenges you enter along with ours to ten. You can enter as many as three different cards or projects per challenge, but please only enter NEW creations; do not backlink to previous posts.

Post your entry on your blog with a link to our challenge before midnight (GMT) on the Thursday prior to the new challenge and use Mr Linky to link to your projects post - NOT just your blog.

The Fussy and Fancy Guest Designer Spot and Top 5 will be chosen by the Design Team member hosting the challenge and will be announced on the Friday following the start of the new challenge.

Happy crafting and have fun!

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